Donald Trump Says Buying Greenland is 'Absolute Necessity'

by: Ewan Palmer
2024-12-23
Source: News Week
12/24/2024

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Donald Trump has said that owning and controlling Greenland is an "absolute necessity" for the United States.

"For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.

Trump made the comments in a post announcing PayPal co-founder Ken Howery as his choice for U.S. ambassador to Denmark. Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Why It Matters

Trump floated the idea of the U.S. purchasing Greenland in 2019 during his first term in office. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed the suggestion at the time as "absurd."

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